1802.] 
mas ; and it is, befides, like the pacta coz- 
venta of ‘Poland ; let there be one fingle 
bad heart, which denies having this con- 
vition, ‘and morality is fubverted, and 
materialifm reigns in its purity. The 
above error proceeds from this, that the 
ideas of Kant are nothing but the trans- 
ferring of a fimple and grofs fenfation. 
When we have to choofe between two ob- 
jects prefented to us, we compare them, in 
order torefle&t and diftinguifh, and reflec- 
tion brings judgment with it. If Kant, 
therefore makes ule of thefe three facul- 
ties—comparing, reflecting and judging 5 
he will judge by analogy, after comparing 
himfelf to another man, that this man, in 
every thing like himfelf, muft really exit 
as well as himfelf, and have the fame 
rights for his own prefervation; afterwards, 
comparing animals with man, vegetables 
with animals, and unorganized beings 
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with vegetables, he will judge ftill by ana~’ 
logy, that all thefe beings have a real ex. 
iftence, like himéelf, and that they only 
differ between themfelves as to their facul- 
ties. And, laitly, proofs of the exiftence’ 
of a Deity would recur from the fame 
imprefcriptible law of caufe and effe&. 
This, fay the editors, is the only true, the 
only reafonable philofophy, which can re-~ 
eftablifh, in all: their luitre, the exaét {ci- 
ences, morality and religion, and annihi- 
late the pbilofophifm of Kant: and this, 
they add, has rendered us irreconcileable 
enemies of all fyftews, wherein they would 
make us read in the book of nature the 
contrary towhat we fee init; it convinces us 
of one oinelale namely, that there is no 
fophifm fo little, which may not, in pro= 
cels of time, and with the interpretations 
that men choofe to give it, become a fe« 
rious calamity for mankind. 
REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 
Rifteen Songs, written by Burns and. Rannie, 
compofed with Accompaniments for the Violin 
er German Flute, and dedicated to Dr. Bufby, 
by Fobn Rofs, Efg. of Aberdeen. 
UR mufical readers will recollect 
our announcement of this work fome 
months fince. Feeling for the fufferings 
of fenfible minds, we are forry to learn 
that confiderable family calamities have 
prevented its earlier appearance. The 
public, however, appear to have loft no- 
thing by the delay : it has obvioufly been 
well confidered by the ingenious compofer, 
and has received his beit polifh. 
We have peraled the colleétion with no 
little pleafure: the melodies are, in gene- 
ral, charaéterized by much fweetnefs and 
eriginality, and exhibit an appropriation 
of ftyle, that. fets Mr. Rofs’s judgment in 
avery favourable point of view. But, 
though no partof the work is without 
claims to our approbation, fome of the 
airs, on account of their fuperior excel- 
lence, demand our particular notice.— 
Among thefeare ** Bruce’s Addrefs to his 
Army,” ftrong in its character, and for- 
cibly expreffed ; «¢ The Banks of theCree,”” 
pleafing and novel. in its, air, and highly 
advantaged by the beauty of its fympho- 
mies 3 §* Why lean’d is thy Breaft,;” a 
{weetly- plaintive melody ; ** Highland 
Mary,”” remarkable for its fimplicity and 
juftnefs of. expreffion ; ‘* The Adieu, to 
Ballochmyle,’’ marked by a character of 
rural wildnefs, a flow of melody ftriking- 
ly beautiful, and, in its ftyle, perfeétly , 
Caledonian j ** An Addre& to the Wood- 
lark,’ highly tafteful, and {weetly ex- 
preflive; and ‘* In Love to melt and lan» 
guifh,” which, though familiar, is very 
attraétive in its fubjeét, and replete with 
charaéter and meaning. Many particular 
and ftriking beauties alfo deferve our no- 
tice; but we have not room to difcharge 
every demand upon our commendation, 
and, therefore, muft content ourfelves 
with recommending, in the moft decifive 
terms, this ingenious and engaging pub- 
lication, and with ufhering it to the no- 
tice of the world with the merited paffport 
of our bef? word. 
A Voluntary (No. 2.) for the Organ. Compofed 
by Samuel Wefley, iq. 
We have to congratulate the lovers of 
fine organ-compofition, that all the print+ 
ed copies of this Voluntary had the good 
fortune to'efcape the ravages of the cons ' 
flagration by which Mr. Hodfoll, the pub- 
lifher, has lately fogreatly fuffered. It con- 
confifts of four movements,the firt ofwhich » 
is.a flow Siciliano, clofely, yet flowing and 
elegant in its ftyle. The fecond isa fugue, 
in which the ingenious compofer has dif- 
played much of that happy fkill and con~, 
trivance fo confpicuous in -his., organic), 
productions and extempore performances. } 
In the third (2-4 darghetto), we find {pe- . 
cimens of genuine, talte; and the fourth , 
is arich, bold movement, with,a/conti-+,. 
nually rolling-bafs, and a comblyination,of: , 
parts in its fuperftruCture, ,which bear, , 
new teftimony to Mr, Wefley’s! gentug.and,. 
{cience. 
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